Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will expand so\u002Dcalled strong mayor powers to other large municipalities in a year.
The province recently passed legislation that gives mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto power over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
The new law also gives mayors of those two cities the responsibility for preparing and tabling their city’s budget instead of council, appointing a chief administrative officer, and hiring and firing department heads, except for statutory appointments such as an auditor general, police chief or fire chief.
The Progressive Conservative government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes over the next 10 years. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario told a legislative committee in late August the government must conduct broad consultations before expanding those powers to other municipalities. The Municipal Affairs and Housing ministry has said it did extensive consultations with municipalities, experts, and people across Ontario at the beginning of this year.
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